Cotton-marker for bales.



Patented Oct. 12,1909.

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Application led February Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. 12, 1909.

5, 1908. Serial No. 414,863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE W. LONG 'and EvANGELo O'riDYs, citizens of the United States, and residents of Lindsay,in the county of Garvin Vand Stateof Okla,- homa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Markers for Bales, of which the following is a/specication.

This invention is an improvement in cotton markers for use on bales of cotton whereby the bale when being tied dut will operate to permanently bind the marker to the bale by the'ties, whichhold the bale in compression; and the invention consists yin certain novel constructions and combinadescribed and tions of parts hereinafter. claimed.

In the drawing Figure l is an elevation of a. bale provided with our improvements. Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof on about line 2,2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View, and Fig. 4 an edge view of the marker plate, and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the plate before to the bale, and Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the manner of applying the ties to the marker preliminary to cation of the ties and marker to the bale.

ln carrying out the invention we employ l A of suitablec thin metal by the ties when the bale contains the the letters, on the plate in any desired manner. This plate when applied rests 'Hat against the bale and the ties B cross the said plate, and enter slits A in the longitudinal edges of the plate and preferably diagonal thereto, as shown, forming tongues A2, which overlie the tiesB and aid in securing the marker plate in connection with the said ties. TheslitsA it will be noticed open in opposite directions so that the two ties crossing the marker plate neas a marker plate which can be bent is being tied out, and this plate desired marks or inscriptions,

bear below the tongues and within their respective slits and secure the marker plate firmly in place when thel bale is compressed. v

It will be noticed that in operation the expansion of the cotton forces the bands or ties B into the slits A of the marker plate and the tongues formed by said slits prevent being appiieal the appli-l l the marker from being removed from the bale except when the. bands are released. In operation the tongues formed by the slits iii the marker late are pulled out by iush nail heads on folllower block of press for reception of ties or bands.

see Fig. 6, the nail heads 2 are so disposed in the follower block 1 as to overlie the tongues A2, and the ties are passed below the plate A adjacent to the tongues A2 so that when the ties are fastened l and the bale expands, the nail heads will hold the tongues while the body portion of the plate is lifted so that the ties will automatically pass below the tongues 2 as the latter escape from the nail heads. VIn the said operation it should be understood that in the compression of the bale, or while it is being tied out, the marker plate lies perfectly flat against the follower Ablock due to the ressure thereon until the ties or bands are astened. Then the pressure is released and the expansion outside of the bands takes place as the block is lowering. At this time the nail heads in the block pull out the l tongues on the marker as the bands begin to tighten thus permitting the bands to natui rally enter `the slit-s and pass below the. tongues. In this operation the expansion is not'great in line with the ties, but takes place between the ties so the latter will lift the plate ormarlrer from the block, i doing so, have to ull the plate loose from l the nail heads, lifting the tongues to permit l the passage of the ties beneath them.

Te claiml l. A bale and ties thereon combined with i a marker plate, underlying 1 and l near its the plate and opening away jacent ends of the plate and forming tongues l, overlying the ties, substantially as set forth. 2. A marker plate for bales consisting of a thin beiidable plate having in its side edges near its ends inclined slits opening in oppoi site directions from the adjacent ends of the I, plate and adapted to receive bale ties, substantially as set forth. -i 3. A marker plate for bales having in its edges inclined slits forming tongues united with the plate adjacent to the respective ends In practice,

ends slits inclined to the length of and in sov from the adthereof and projecting at their` free ends in the practica-1 ap li'cationvof the device, toward the intermediate lE101-tion of the plate, substantially as set fgrth. substantially as set fort GEO. W. LONG.

4. A marker plate for bales having at lts v EVANGELO OTIDYS. 5 several corners tongues whose free ends ex- Witnesses:

tend toward the intermediate portion ofthe G. W. FRENCH, plate and are adapted to overhe the b'ale ties T. D. WAGNER. 

